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>> i have had frank conversation with president obama about this. i believe it is an incredibly close relationship, but when you disagree, you should be frank in saying so. in this situation, we do not agree. while the resolution was ideally drafted, we believe is right, and are disappointed that it was vetoed. we have to persuade the americans that further investment in the peace process is absolutely worth it, not just for its own sake, but for stability in the region. >> the government has been absolutely right to support the forces for democratic change, but does my honorable friend think that this supports will have any effect on future relationship with our other autocratic friends in the region? >> i was actually quite stroke, on a recent trip to the gulf region, how our old allies are actually in favor of taking further steps toward democracy, more open societies. far from the dismay from our clear reaction that democracy and freedom is a good thing, and they were fully in support of it. >> mr. speaker, in kuwait, promoting arms sales and ex
>> i have had frank conversation with president obama about this. i believe it is an incredibly close relationship, but when you disagree, you should be frank in saying so. in this situation, we do not agree. while the resolution was ideally drafted, we believe is right, and are disappointed that it was vetoed. we have to persuade the americans that further investment in the peace process is absolutely worth it, not just for its own sake, but for stability in the region. >> the...
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for the most part they are asking for obama, wondering where the americans are. they do not want foreign aggression, but they are looking for more rhetoric moving against muammar gaddafi. he is killing his own people, something people have been very upset about. as far as the self, he said he will fight to the last man. it is very clear that he does not care a great deal about what the international community thinks of him. host: paul schemm, associated press middle east editor, stationed in cairo, reporting to us today from libya. thank you. caller: my pleasure. host: another 10 minutes in this segment. we will continue our discussion regarding the cover story of "the national journal." ratings showing that congress was more polarized last year than any other year since the rankings began. our question has to do with how you think the polarization in congress is affecting the way that congress is getting things done. new hampshire, democratic line. caller: thank you for baking by col. i think that polarizing this absolutely -- thank you for taking my call. i thi
for the most part they are asking for obama, wondering where the americans are. they do not want foreign aggression, but they are looking for more rhetoric moving against muammar gaddafi. he is killing his own people, something people have been very upset about. as far as the self, he said he will fight to the last man. it is very clear that he does not care a great deal about what the international community thinks of him. host: paul schemm, associated press middle east editor, stationed in...
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guest: it is called "obama in office." is about his first two years and what he has accomplished and what he has not accomplished. he promised to change the way washington works, meaning changing interest groups and lobbyists. i evaluate that also. he has not done very well on that. he has tried. he has passed some major legislation, but in my opinion, and pretty critical about him on his communications strategy. i think he has learned a hard way and then change it slightly. and i think the lame duck time for in, which i of value it, changed his strategy on the hill in which he came to the middle, although nobody is in the middle anymore in washington. he came to the middle and work things out on the start treaty, the extension of the tax cuts, which people disagreed with, but he was very productive. this guy's very productive in policy, but i think he felt that the policy would sell its self -- cell itself once it was passed. he did not think he was -- that he needed to continue to sell it. you have to tell stories. regan
guest: it is called "obama in office." is about his first two years and what he has accomplished and what he has not accomplished. he promised to change the way washington works, meaning changing interest groups and lobbyists. i evaluate that also. he has not done very well on that. he has tried. he has passed some major legislation, but in my opinion, and pretty critical about him on his communications strategy. i think he has learned a hard way and then change it slightly. and i...
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president obama. he spoke briefly with reporters today. >> and good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. as you know, i am part of the security council on peace and security issues in africa. we have an extraordinary thing in the u.n. security council. a truly historic moment. the ambassador delivered an impassioned plea for our help. the message was simple and direct. now it's time for decisive action. this is a historic turning point. and the nature of community must rise to the occasion. ladies gentlemen, and the situation -- we have received the reports of violent clashes with high casualties. we have also heard reports of systematic violations of human rights. these include indiscriminate killings, shootings of peaceful demonstrators. the detention and torture of the opposition and the use of mercenaries, a dangerous impediment of humanitarian workers. let me also note that we are experiencing a crisis of refugees displaced. the report that 22,000 people have fled tunisia and another 15,000 have gone
president obama. he spoke briefly with reporters today. >> and good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. as you know, i am part of the security council on peace and security issues in africa. we have an extraordinary thing in the u.n. security council. a truly historic moment. the ambassador delivered an impassioned plea for our help. the message was simple and direct. now it's time for decisive action. this is a historic turning point. and the nature of community must rise to the occasion....
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obama is siding with the elite 15% bette considers part of his base. that is alienating a lot of americans that he is making that choice, because everybody is a worker. everybody is an employee. we have our employee, the american president, citing with the unions, which are 15%. he is also siding with groups that are obviously a socialist, marxist, communist. we have a big problem in this country. as the party showed in the last election, the american people are starting to wake up and see what they have at the helm of our country. not only in domestic politics, but foreign-policy. they are starting to get worried and upset and it will only come back to haunt the democrats not only in the states, but also the presidential election of 2012. host: we will leave it there. we will speak with your mayor in a little while, the mayor of charlotte, in about 45 minutes. next, a democrat line in madison, wisconsin, hello, dorothy. guest: hello. i am close to the epicenter of what's going on with the collective bargaining rights. i am a retired teacher. i have to
obama is siding with the elite 15% bette considers part of his base. that is alienating a lot of americans that he is making that choice, because everybody is a worker. everybody is an employee. we have our employee, the american president, citing with the unions, which are 15%. he is also siding with groups that are obviously a socialist, marxist, communist. we have a big problem in this country. as the party showed in the last election, the american people are starting to wake up and see what...
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earlier this week, yesterday they had a meeting with president obama. you can super the news conference that came after -- you can see parts of the news conference that came after the meeting with president obama. it took place outside the white house. you can stream that news conference if you would like to hear what some of the governors had to say after their meeting with the president. joining us now from the j.w. marriott is gov. brian schweitzer, a democrat, from montana. thank you for joining us. what is on the agenda for the and ge meeting this weekend? -- nga meeting? agenda iseveryone's creating jobs. montana is better than the rest of the country on some, but we stopped & unemployment. -- still have 10% unemployment. we need to create higher paying jobs and get things moving. we are a natural resource state and during a 30%; in america. -- we have a 30% of the cold in america. we have the biggest platinum, palaadium, copper, wheat. we need to get the rest of the country going as well. host: you have all those resources in montana. right now y
earlier this week, yesterday they had a meeting with president obama. you can super the news conference that came after -- you can see parts of the news conference that came after the meeting with president obama. it took place outside the white house. you can stream that news conference if you would like to hear what some of the governors had to say after their meeting with the president. joining us now from the j.w. marriott is gov. brian schweitzer, a democrat, from montana. thank you for...
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he shares his thoughts on president obama and responsible -- and his thoughts about the 2012 presidential election. sunday at 6 18:00 p.m.. >> in a few minutes, we will take you to the pentagon for their news conference, announcing the winner of that airborne refueling contract that is set for 5 up 10. we will go there live. doug commodores's comments earlier today, saying the economic recovery is underway. you can see all of this later on this evening in our program on c-span. 2021.'s focus on assuming the continuation of policies, the projected backup will be larger than almost any budget category. the left hand bar shows a revenue and then the deficit. the right hand bar shows spending. this assumes the continuation of the policies i just discussed. under those circumstances, balancing the budget would require an additional cut in spending of about 1/4, an increase in tax revenue of 1/3. what would it mean to spend -- to cut spending by 1/4 > -- ? it is almost as much as combined spending on medicare and medicaid, ward and spending on defense. on the other side what would it mean to --
he shares his thoughts on president obama and responsible -- and his thoughts about the 2012 presidential election. sunday at 6 18:00 p.m.. >> in a few minutes, we will take you to the pentagon for their news conference, announcing the winner of that airborne refueling contract that is set for 5 up 10. we will go there live. doug commodores's comments earlier today, saying the economic recovery is underway. you can see all of this later on this evening in our program on c-span. 2021.'s...
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and it simply could not say yes to barack obama. it is interesting to see some elements of the fataah party and upping the ante in the relationship with the united states and a replay of the mouse that roared. you have the pa officials in east jerusalem breaking up contact with the u.s. consulate in jerusalem and refusing to accept any aid from the west. rather than the u.s. boycott in the pa or the palestinian authority, the reverse is happening. should we see -- should we understand these moves as a ship to self-reliance -- as a shift to self-reliance or a way to buy time and stay in power? by the regime's? some of the pa moves have gimmicks. you have to fayad going on facebook and suggested ministers for his cabinet. to my mind, that is a bit gimmicky. the pa moves to not address the serious challenges that face the palestinians. israeli attacks and gauze are continuing every day. arrests of west bank people including children are continuing every day. the intensive colonization of east jerusalem, nothing is stopping that. the ex
and it simply could not say yes to barack obama. it is interesting to see some elements of the fataah party and upping the ante in the relationship with the united states and a replay of the mouse that roared. you have the pa officials in east jerusalem breaking up contact with the u.s. consulate in jerusalem and refusing to accept any aid from the west. rather than the u.s. boycott in the pa or the palestinian authority, the reverse is happening. should we see -- should we understand these...
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on behalf of president obama and the american people, let me say that we are inspired by what you are doing and heartened by what it means for your future. the united states supports orderly, peaceful, and irreversible transitions to we'll democracies that deliver results -- to real democracy said deliver results for their citizens. our values converge, because supporting these transitions is not simply a matter of ideals. it is also a strategic imperative without meaningful steps toward representative, accountable, and transparent governance and open economies, the gap between people and their leaders will only grow and instability will deepen. what might have been possible in the 20th century, with new technologies and the power people now have to connect, is no longer possible. and to hang onto systems that are unaccountable and do not respond to the legitimate needs of the people poses a danger, not only two leaders, but to all of our interests. by contrast, history has shown democracies tend to be more stable, more peaceful, and ultimately more prosperous. democratic change must
on behalf of president obama and the american people, let me say that we are inspired by what you are doing and heartened by what it means for your future. the united states supports orderly, peaceful, and irreversible transitions to we'll democracies that deliver results -- to real democracy said deliver results for their citizens. our values converge, because supporting these transitions is not simply a matter of ideals. it is also a strategic imperative without meaningful steps toward...
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here is a foreign senior diplomat of the obama administration. they had no alternative to work with allies to pressure libya. we will go to chicago on the independent line. caller: i have a 40 years in this. i want to tell you all of the truth. write google fuel vaporizer and stan meyer and youtube that. write free energy device and steven mark, youtube also. i was involved with general motors a long time ago. i will tell you what is going on. the society of on of the engineers decided that gasoline -- we use fuel injection and it is 80% waisted. only fuel in a gas state can ignite. if you look at fuel vaporizers, there are over 3000 patents. the best was on a full-sized, bill running 125 miles per gallon -- automobile running 125 miles per gallon. [unintelligible] 700 miles per gallon water. a man who looked at this was murdered. host: tie this to what we are talking about. caller:i am. powered car.r- i will tell you what is happening. the automobile and oil companies are in this together. all of the atmospheric pollution goes up in the air, and
here is a foreign senior diplomat of the obama administration. they had no alternative to work with allies to pressure libya. we will go to chicago on the independent line. caller: i have a 40 years in this. i want to tell you all of the truth. write google fuel vaporizer and stan meyer and youtube that. write free energy device and steven mark, youtube also. i was involved with general motors a long time ago. i will tell you what is going on. the society of on of the engineers decided that...
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i know you do a lot of work about the obama administration. so far, how would you give them in terms of reading them and their use of technology and in terms of transparency, how would you grade them? >> if i were to give them a great, it would be something like a c +. one of the little known facts that people do not realize when we change administrations, we actually go back eight years when we change parties because there are only nine months in a transition perio. i'm sorry, nine weeks. democrats go back to the people who had their hands on the steering wheel at eight years before it. what we really got with the obama administration was a clinton white house. with it, we got governmental thinking that is very much 20th- century, very much top-down. even though obama was known during the campaign to have used the internet very extensively, and they produced a fantastic open government directive, getting every single agency to actually comply is very, very hard. there are those who say it costs too much and those who are just lazy because of
i know you do a lot of work about the obama administration. so far, how would you give them in terms of reading them and their use of technology and in terms of transparency, how would you grade them? >> if i were to give them a great, it would be something like a c +. one of the little known facts that people do not realize when we change administrations, we actually go back eight years when we change parties because there are only nine months in a transition perio. i'm sorry, nine...
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president obama endorsed a clean energy standard. our company on -- will be owners of $4 billion of solar projects out in the southwestern united states. the federal government has helped those that were put there because of the renewable portfolio. every state controls its own electricity market. they can unleash a torrent of investment in their state. the second thing i will say is i was with some of my colleagues the other dead. we were looking at innovative technology that would be a different way of combusting coal in a way where there is the zero carbon emissions. i said to my colleagues at the end, so it works in the laboratory. will it work at scale? find me a state that on a demonstration basis will allow us to build this in three months' time, carries the average plant takes 40 years for a permit. in most dates you cannot do it at all because the sierra club will sue you. states with a demonstration project approach and say we are willing to fast-track this one- stop shop, that is worth its weight as a potential investment.
president obama endorsed a clean energy standard. our company on -- will be owners of $4 billion of solar projects out in the southwestern united states. the federal government has helped those that were put there because of the renewable portfolio. every state controls its own electricity market. they can unleash a torrent of investment in their state. the second thing i will say is i was with some of my colleagues the other dead. we were looking at innovative technology that would be a...
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yes. >> [inaudible] president obama -- discussing enforcement measures? >> i am sure the secretary general will be discussing many aspects of this unfolding crisis involving libya -- whether it is in the borders or inside. obviously you had it is extremely significant development over the weekend with the security council adopted unanimously a resolution -- and clearly it will be important for the secretary general and the president of the united states to be able to talk about that and the ramifications. obviously there is a big focus now on the humanitarian aspects on this as well as the security dimension. i am sure that will be an important part of their discussions, and you will hear more from the secretary general on this later today. yes. then i am coming back to you, bill. >> any more information regarding lithuanian violation of human rights -- >> i do not at the moment when i do i will be happy to share that with you. >> when do you went to the airport to verify, was there any exchange of fire? >> i need to check with my colleagues in peacekeepi
yes. >> [inaudible] president obama -- discussing enforcement measures? >> i am sure the secretary general will be discussing many aspects of this unfolding crisis involving libya -- whether it is in the borders or inside. obviously you had it is extremely significant development over the weekend with the security council adopted unanimously a resolution -- and clearly it will be important for the secretary general and the president of the united states to be able to talk about that...
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on behalf of president obama and the people of the united states, we send our sincerest condolences and sympathy to the people of new zealand. when the earthquake struck, american and kiwi officials were in a meeting. our long-term history of french and long history of -- history of friendship and assistance in times of need. in that regard, usaid is dispatching a rescue team from los angeles. they are at the airport. they might well be airborne at this hour. the u.s. starteam is overseeinge suffer. for new zealand, it will be a long time. yes, sometime tomorrow, and new zealand time. the united states condemns the murder of four u.s. citizens whose yacht was seized by pirates. this deplorable at destroys the need -- this deplorable act emphasizes the need to address pirates off the coast of africa. our sympathy goes to the families of the victims of this time. we will honor their memory by continuing to strengthening international partnerships to bring these criminals to justice. the united states also encourages additional african contributions to the peacekeeping effort. sure. >> doe
on behalf of president obama and the people of the united states, we send our sincerest condolences and sympathy to the people of new zealand. when the earthquake struck, american and kiwi officials were in a meeting. our long-term history of french and long history of -- history of friendship and assistance in times of need. in that regard, usaid is dispatching a rescue team from los angeles. they are at the airport. they might well be airborne at this hour. the u.s. starteam is overseeinge...
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president obama. let me conclude by saying that whatever the security council and general assembly does the side, we must be mindful of the urgency of the moment. in these circumstances, the loss of time that means the loss of lives. this is the time to act. thank you very much. >> mr. secretary general, it did not have any particular effect when you try to talk to him. how are you going to try to talk to him again? >> after having spoken extensively with the colonel on whether he would oppose the international community, he will do anything to protect the civilian population and stop the violence. but he has been trying to justify in defending his position. i have been trying to talk to all of the leaders in the region. >> he said that this is an urgent time. the draft resolution details embargoes, freezing accounts. is that enough to stop the violence? should there be military intervention? >> i have urged the security council to take a look at a wide range of options. they are considering all possi
president obama. let me conclude by saying that whatever the security council and general assembly does the side, we must be mindful of the urgency of the moment. in these circumstances, the loss of time that means the loss of lives. this is the time to act. thank you very much. >> mr. secretary general, it did not have any particular effect when you try to talk to him. how are you going to try to talk to him again? >> after having spoken extensively with the colonel on whether he...